Dialect Tablewear

The language we use and our pronunciation are indicators to the outside world of where we come from and the linguistic traits we acquire along the way. Before the Act of Union 1707, Gaelic was the dominant language in the Highlands with Scots spoken in the Lowlands. Standard English, Scots and Scottish Gaelic are the main languages spoken today.Scots has regional dialects characteristic of particular areas of the country.Northern Scots can be heard in Aberdeenshire, Caithness, Easter Ross and Moray. Doric is commonly associated with the north east and is celebrated in its own festival.In Tayside, there are subtle differences in Scots ranging from Dundonian in the city of Dundee and its surrounds to the broad dialect of the Angus Glens. The Central Lowlands and South West are associated with Central Scots. The South West was influenced by people moving from Glasgow and across the Irish Sea while Southern Scots spoken in the Borders and Dumfriesshire is also known as border Scots.